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it's our government. those people, us, all same, and we want to have a government. norquist wants to shrink it, drown in the bat tub, this is our government, we're going to take it back, do things helpful to the majority of people in the country. i think our -- our occupy got us started. let's -- i think we really should agree on that. occupy got us started. you know, what that was about, better or worse, it was not about political strategy. made the point, we got 1% and -9d -- 99% out there. i'm dubious whether we got all the way through the 99%, but now it's up to us. fciu, the other unions, faith groups, all of us, whatever -- wherever we affiliate or act on our own because i think our democracy's in danger. we can't have so much power at the top from big cooperations and wealthy individuals without becoming a very different country, and we can't have disperties between the top and bottom and remain the democracy that we really claim we are and want to be. this has to change. it has to change. it changed in the progressive era. we can look back to that. there wer
it's our government. those people, us, all same, and we want to have a government. norquist wants to shrink it, drown in the bat tub, this is our government, we're going to take it back, do things helpful to the majority of people in the country. i think our -- our occupy got us started. let's -- i think we really should agree on that. occupy got us started. you know, what that was about, better or worse, it was not about political strategy. made the point, we got 1% and -9d -- 99% out there....
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, basic science is what government needs to do. i am skeptical. who do they give the grants to? old people. my 70 year-old brother and most innovation comes from kids your age. the establishment knows how to work the system. maybe that is what we need. >> i am patch ago deal freshman from chicago. first year. [laughter] that does not have to be man? >> i am afresh man. [laughter] but regarding your stance knowledge education had not gone to college deerfield you would have gained access to the journalism profession? you cannot say what would have happened but you are right to. i looked out graduating from princeton helped but half of the people today don't graduate even after six years. they are alerted everybody has to go. make a $1 million more because it is a different population that goes to college. they would have made it any way. but you are right to. it worked out for me. >> i go to a school nearby. how to read tell the difference to help young people were it actually inflates the cost? >> it is impossible for people who wa
, basic science is what government needs to do. i am skeptical. who do they give the grants to? old people. my 70 year-old brother and most innovation comes from kids your age. the establishment knows how to work the system. maybe that is what we need. >> i am patch ago deal freshman from chicago. first year. [laughter] that does not have to be man? >> i am afresh man. [laughter] but regarding your stance knowledge education had not gone to college deerfield you would have gained...
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government will make every effort to see him released, but we cannot and will not negotiate with al qaeda. >> the fact this same-sex marriage issue, i think one of the issues is that when asked about the president's position, the president no longer says he is evolving on the issue. he says i don't have any news to make on that. that's what he stephanie cutter a few minutes ago on cable said i don't have any news for you. the suggestion is there is news there and you guys are just waiting for the proper time to drop it, likely after november. >> i think that's your characterization. the president said he was evolving and when people have asked him that and he has no update in his views to -- put forward, he's saying i have nothing new for you on that. and that's with regards to his personal views. what i think needs to be remembered here is what he has done in office in support of lgbt rights and that record is extensive and considerable and unparalleled and he'll continue to fight for those rights as long as he's in office. >> that the president has done more for lgbt individuals, so you
government will make every effort to see him released, but we cannot and will not negotiate with al qaeda. >> the fact this same-sex marriage issue, i think one of the issues is that when asked about the president's position, the president no longer says he is evolving on the issue. he says i don't have any news to make on that. that's what he stephanie cutter a few minutes ago on cable said i don't have any news for you. the suggestion is there is news there and you guys are just waiting...
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they think government should be spending more. in greece, you'll remember last year there was a massive parliamentary crisis, a coalition government was put into place to try and impose some of the cuts necessary for greece to continue to get loans from germany and other countries. another rejection of that coalition. people don't like austerity. it is painful. it's government cutbacks. it's joblessness, but here's a lesson for america. watching this election, these two elections very, very closely. on one hand you have liberals and the left, the keynesians who say, hey, too much cutting hurts an economy so this is the lesson to you, republicans, out here, if you go down this road, we'll have double the unemployment and, by the way, everyone who supported it will get booted out of office, but there's a message here that republicans can take away or those in the tea party who are preaching austerity. they look at greece in particular and say, this is what happens when you don't get your fiscal house in order. you end up like greece
they think government should be spending more. in greece, you'll remember last year there was a massive parliamentary crisis, a coalition government was put into place to try and impose some of the cuts necessary for greece to continue to get loans from germany and other countries. another rejection of that coalition. people don't like austerity. it is painful. it's government cutbacks. it's joblessness, but here's a lesson for america. watching this election, these two elections very, very...
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, more and more intrusive government, that's what you are seeing today and that is why it's been so hard for this economy to recover. >> governor romney will be in lynchburg, virginia tomorrow to address christian conservatives at liberty university, which was founded by the late reverend jerry fallwell. all three of these states over the next three days. they are expected to be in play again this november. >>> all right tom, thank you. >> first lady, michelle obama spoke at virginia tech's spring commencement. the white house says she chose virginia tech because of the university's resilience in the face of several incidents of campus violence. >> there will always be folks who make assumptions about you based on superficial things, like where you're from or what you're wearing or how you look. there will always be folks who judge you based on one thing that you say or do. folks who define you based on one isolated incident. and here at virginia tech, i know you all know a thing or two about what that's like. but you also know that in the end, people can only define you if you let them.
, more and more intrusive government, that's what you are seeing today and that is why it's been so hard for this economy to recover. >> governor romney will be in lynchburg, virginia tomorrow to address christian conservatives at liberty university, which was founded by the late reverend jerry fallwell. all three of these states over the next three days. they are expected to be in play again this november. >>> all right tom, thank you. >> first lady, michelle obama spoke...
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america has never been stronger. how does your small business stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front of your customers. see what's right for you at constantcontact.com/try. jsh owçwç?yçysxc!? >>> for most of the inmates of the women's prison in north carolina, wor
we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp....
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my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape, get resources where they're needed president obama will travel to new jersey wednesday to serve a storm damage. it's part of the american spirit. one of the most amazing stories from the storm was the rescue of a crew stranded 90 mi. out to sea during the storm one of the crew members were from the chicago area we talk with a relative and she joins us now from the low islands. therefore only 14 survivors there were only 14 survivors from the shipwreck. the crew is fine, everybody is safe the feeling right now obviously not so great emotional trauma. 28 year-old drew was one of the 14 crew members sailing from new london connecticut to st. petersburg florida when the ship the hms bounty found itself in trouble the wooden ship built in 1960 took on water after a first pump failed, and then a second one. it was stopped off the coast of north carolina when the super storm was bearing down on them his son was in the water for five-six hours before the coast guard made a very dramatic rescue saving all but two crew members a
my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape, get resources where they're needed president obama will travel to new jersey wednesday to serve a storm damage. it's part of the american spirit. one of the most amazing stories from the storm was the rescue of a crew stranded 90 mi. out to sea during the storm one of the crew members were from the chicago area we talk with a relative and she joins us now from the low islands. therefore only 14 survivors there were only 14...
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this is homs where activists say rebels battled government forces. meantime, turkey's military fired artillery into syria today, retaliating for strikes from syria. leon panetta says the war could become something much worse. >> the fact that there are now exchanges of fire between these two countries raises additional concerns that this conflict could broaden. >>> gas prices in california jumped again overnight, drivers now paying an average of $4.61 a gallon with some parts of the state seeing closer to six bucks. experts are blaming it to a series of problems with refineries coupled with low supply. >>> here's what's we're working on tonight. tv anchor fights back. >> i am much more than a number on a scale. >> going off on a viewer who called her fat. and a bad example to young girls. is he right? celebrities, local and beyond, even politicians. are they obligated to be attractive and healthy role models? plus-size model emmy has a lot to say about that, live. >>> fat america. our addiction to food rivals drugs. more than one-third of all adults
this is homs where activists say rebels battled government forces. meantime, turkey's military fired artillery into syria today, retaliating for strikes from syria. leon panetta says the war could become something much worse. >> the fact that there are now exchanges of fire between these two countries raises additional concerns that this conflict could broaden. >>> gas prices in california jumped again overnight, drivers now paying an average of $4.61 a gallon with some parts of...
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the focus will be on the role of government, the economy and health care. mitt romney has a history of shall we sa waffling a little bit on these important issues we even have a collection of mitt's flip flops here inside the war room but this suggests where his position is actually going to be on wednesday night. first off, the role of government as a subject, and that really gets fundamentally to the issue of taxes, at least for mitt romney. the romney memo says that mitt romney will not raise taxes on anyone and that he will deliver tax cuts for the middle class. sounds pretty good, but the brookings tax policy center took a look at this issue, and here is what they found. under mitt romney 95% of americans making under $200,000 would have a tax increase averaging $2,000 while the wealthiest americans would see tax cuts of up to $86,000 per year. and his claim that he can give the wealthy those tax breaks and still close the deficit, that claim is mathematically impossible according to the tax policy center. romney's fuzzy math has put his surrogates in
the focus will be on the role of government, the economy and health care. mitt romney has a history of shall we sa waffling a little bit on these important issues we even have a collection of mitt's flip flops here inside the war room but this suggests where his position is actually going to be on wednesday night. first off, the role of government as a subject, and that really gets fundamentally to the issue of taxes, at least for mitt romney. the romney memo says that mitt romney will not...
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it's government cutbacks. it's joblessness, but here's a lesson for america. watching this election, the two elections very, very closely. on the one hand you have liberals and the left, the keynesians who say, hey, too much cutting hurts an economy so this is the lesson to you, republicans, out here, if you go down this road, we'll have double the unemployment and, by the way, everyone who supported it will get booted out of office, but there's a message here that republicans can take away or those in the tea party who are preaching austerity. they look at greece in particular and say this is what happens when you don't get your fiscal house in order. you end up like greece, and maybe, don, there's something to be said for both sides of that argument. >> ali, thank you very much. warren buffett has a better grasp than most on the financial pitfalls facing the world from. wall street to washington the billionaire investor is respected for his insights on the economy, and he's clearly worried about europe's future. >> europe is going to go away. europe will be
it's government cutbacks. it's joblessness, but here's a lesson for america. watching this election, the two elections very, very closely. on the one hand you have liberals and the left, the keynesians who say, hey, too much cutting hurts an economy so this is the lesson to you, republicans, out here, if you go down this road, we'll have double the unemployment and, by the way, everyone who supported it will get booted out of office, but there's a message here that republicans can take away or...
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how could possibly a president be able to fully govern when they are faced with the tsunami of money coming as a result of the citizens united case? and do their job? >> exactly. right. just the amount of time that it takes to be in the room to schmoose donors to prepare and schedule and the same is true for elected representatives. we have a figure in our last issue. we calculated how much money per hour your basic member congress has to raise. and our california senator barbara boxer had had to raise $2,004,044 an hour if they were working -- 2,444 an hour and on top of that she has to do her job. >> it's a depressing thing, a motive avian thing to see if we can get change. thank you for coming in monika. >> that's mother jones, the co-editor and a special project which you should turn to. now for another view we are going to go to las vegas of all places and norm ornstein, co author of the book "it's even worse than it looks" thank you for coming back inside the war room? >> right from las vegas where i am embarrassed to say, jennifer i am staying at a hotel owned by sheldon adels
how could possibly a president be able to fully govern when they are faced with the tsunami of money coming as a result of the citizens united case? and do their job? >> exactly. right. just the amount of time that it takes to be in the room to schmoose donors to prepare and schedule and the same is true for elected representatives. we have a figure in our last issue. we calculated how much money per hour your basic member congress has to raise. and our california senator barbara boxer...
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we're very likely again some kind of a split federal government next year. all three, the house senate and president are competitive race 37s it seems unlikely one party will win all three unless there's a wave. and i think the failure of the supercommittee speaks ill for this time. boehner said on tuesday, we're not going to be doing these kinds of gimmicks this time, which means they need to come to some kind of an agreement. >> as you look at where we were last year, i guess to summarize what this president was saying, the president saying we're not going to go through this again this year, congress, you've got to resolve this. and the speaker of the house saying we're not going to raise the debt limits without rereforms and tangible budget cuts. neither said really had any longlasting harm with the debate last summer. >> i think they both did. the thing was that harm was pretty evenly dispersed stween them. what winds up happening, because the republicans got hurt and congress's brand got hurt, but the president also got hurt. it wound up being kind of a
we're very likely again some kind of a split federal government next year. all three, the house senate and president are competitive race 37s it seems unlikely one party will win all three unless there's a wave. and i think the failure of the supercommittee speaks ill for this time. boehner said on tuesday, we're not going to be doing these kinds of gimmicks this time, which means they need to come to some kind of an agreement. >> as you look at where we were last year, i guess to...
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for the president this may be too granular but it goes to his capacity to govern. i would say will you make the filibuster reform in the senate something you really push on? because if he can get the senate -- and i think we'll have democratic majority in the senate, and we have the white house, then you put john boehner in a corner then i think he can govern so much more effectively, and yet nobody is talk about it. >> jennifer: my questions would be along those lines. mitt romney signed grover norquist's pledge in 2006. and i would want to know are you still bound by that pledge? and are you going to pledge out here that you will never raise taxes? and on the president on the flip side. if he has the same configuration in congress, how is he going to get the pledge signers to agree to compromise on anything. >> cenk: i think i would love to ask them two questions. one is about civil liberties. do you think that the president of the united states of america has the right to execute u.s. citizens abroad without a trial in without due process. i would love to see th
for the president this may be too granular but it goes to his capacity to govern. i would say will you make the filibuster reform in the senate something you really push on? because if he can get the senate -- and i think we'll have democratic majority in the senate, and we have the white house, then you put john boehner in a corner then i think he can govern so much more effectively, and yet nobody is talk about it. >> jennifer: my questions would be along those lines. mitt romney signed...
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the romney-ryan bus tour -- >> it is not government that great, but the people f america. >> -- is now rolling through carolina with voters having a clear choice. stay on the current that we are on or change country. >> president obama is now in chicago meeting about strategy and the new g.o.p. ticket. is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision but it's a vision i disagree with. the ryan selection is having impact. the romney campaign saying it raised $3.5 million. >> he knows all about the budget. that what we are all about spending. >> the obama camp returning fire a new web ad. >> our entire tax system. the ad suggests that means tax cuts for the rich and social security, all the middle class. think he is a pretty scary choice. for gutting medicare and medicaid -- the back and forth, the ads, debates and the money less than three months day is turning voters off. who's funding your campaign. and really, both sides of the aisle have lots of problems with this. president in chicago his day at a series of fundraisers, one of them a $40,000 a person event. the republicans a
the romney-ryan bus tour -- >> it is not government that great, but the people f america. >> -- is now rolling through carolina with voters having a clear choice. stay on the current that we are on or change country. >> president obama is now in chicago meeting about strategy and the new g.o.p. ticket. is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision but it's a vision i disagree with. the ryan selection is having impact. the romney campaign saying it raised $3.5...
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that's money that of course the government is giving back to you in the spring, but why let the irs hold on to that all year long. you can be saving that money, or spending it on worthwhile ventures, such as holiday gifts. >> you can just file a new w-4 form with your employer. changes take effect on your next paycheck, and could put hundreds if your bank account over the next two months. >>> and can you know believe this? a hot commodity up in new york and new jersey, in the afterfact of sandy, some people are cashing in, selling gas. craig's list, we found one, somebody was selling gas for $30 a gallon. are you kidding me? the average price of gas in new york is now $3.95 a gallon, $3.62 in new jersey. price gouging is illegal in both states, and an investigation is being started after receiving numerous complaints. >>> we continue to track the election on abc 2 news at 6:00, which starts right now. >>> all right. how long did you have to wait to cast your vote today? the lengthy lines voters are facing right here in baltimore. >> it's one of the biggest issues on the ballot, same-six
that's money that of course the government is giving back to you in the spring, but why let the irs hold on to that all year long. you can be saving that money, or spending it on worthwhile ventures, such as holiday gifts. >> you can just file a new w-4 form with your employer. changes take effect on your next paycheck, and could put hundreds if your bank account over the next two months. >>> and can you know believe this? a hot commodity up in new york and new jersey, in the...
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i want to get the government's view. it says cbp employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction tirelessly to keep the country safe. we do not tolerate abuse within our ranks and we fully cooperate with any criminal or administrative investigations. you talk about how many new agents have been hired to monitor the borders and the lack of training in some cases. >> just in the last couple years we've double the size of the border patrol of there were about 11,000 in 2008. now there are over 21,000. requirements were relaxed by the border patrol. you don't even need a high school diploma to become a border patrol agent. background checks in many cases were thrown out. high decker tests were stopped. we basically have a rookie forceful half the force of the border patrol has less than two years experience. so with little oversight and little accountability, all of the officers involved you mentioned eight killings in the past two years. aus of those officers involved, we don't know their name, their
i want to get the government's view. it says cbp employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction tirelessly to keep the country safe. we do not tolerate abuse within our ranks and we fully cooperate with any criminal or administrative investigations. you talk about how many new agents have been hired to monitor the borders and the lack of training in some cases. >> just in the last couple years we've double the size of the border patrol of there were about 11,000 in...
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edwards' defense team claims the money was a personal gift from friends. >> if the government can show edwards knew about it and the money was used just to save him from embarrassment with his wife, that would be an improper use of campaign funds for which he's been indicted. >> reporter: cheri young also saying she was disgusted by the scheme to have her husband andrew claim paternity of rielle hunter's child fathered by edwards saying, "the first thought in my mind was how in the world could mr. edwards ask one more thing of me, of us? i was mad. i was up yet. of course, i said absolutely not. i screamed and cursed at him." while young's family has been inconvenienced the defense urges jurors to follow the money trail. >> much of this alleged million dollars, in fact, went to mr. young and his family. >> reporter: although the defense team has yet to decide for sure, it's possible john edwards himself may take the stand as the trial continues. in greensboro, north carolina, jonathan serrie, fox news. >>> a tense standoff between the u.s. and china tonight. coming up next the human ri
edwards' defense team claims the money was a personal gift from friends. >> if the government can show edwards knew about it and the money was used just to save him from embarrassment with his wife, that would be an improper use of campaign funds for which he's been indicted. >> reporter: cheri young also saying she was disgusted by the scheme to have her husband andrew claim paternity of rielle hunter's child fathered by edwards saying, "the first thought in my mind was how in...
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the government is defending itself and the government is saying they followed every lead and did what they should have done in this investigation. and they continue to defend themselves in this hearing. shawn in. >> paul wagner, thank you for the update. >>> the florida neighborhood watchman accused of killing an unarmed tone ager is being tracked by a gps device while out on bond. it sends authorities information on george zimmerman's location in realtime and alerts him if he's a few feet away from places he's not allowed to go. he's charged with second-degree murder in the death of trayvon martin and claims he acted in self-defense, citing the florida law that gives people the right to use force if they believe they're threatened. >>> and because of that law, zimmerman was not arrested for more than a month after the shooting. the delay sparked a nationwide debate on race and the police response. and sanford police chief bill lee temporarily stepped down in march and turned in his resignation this week and city officials won't accept it, blaming the controversy on outsiders. >> i fe
the government is defending itself and the government is saying they followed every lead and did what they should have done in this investigation. and they continue to defend themselves in this hearing. shawn in. >> paul wagner, thank you for the update. >>> the florida neighborhood watchman accused of killing an unarmed tone ager is being tracked by a gps device while out on bond. it sends authorities information on george zimmerman's location in realtime and alerts him if he's...
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and the belief that the government can do things for them and cronkite was part of all of that. and then one quick thing, how anti-war cronkite became. he was deeply against the iraq war of george w. bush. in fact in his 80s he started writing a column where he would whack george w. bush week after week. >> unbelievable stuff. doug, thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." that's historian and author, douglas brinkley, and his book "cronkite." up next charlotte mayor, anthony foxx joins us inininininininininininininininininininininininin the new slogan should be "we own wall street." that's my view. [ bob cannon ] samuel adams summer ale is a flavorful wheat beer. it has a very nice spice note. [ jim koch ] it has a little lemon zest and a historic brewing spice called grains of paradise. -it's citrusy. -lemony. sam adams summer ale it totally reminds you of summer, you know? ♪ >>> in 99 days any democratic convention is going to kick off in charlotte, north carolina, but will organized labor show up? a dozen unions with over 2.5 million members announced they a
and the belief that the government can do things for them and cronkite was part of all of that. and then one quick thing, how anti-war cronkite became. he was deeply against the iraq war of george w. bush. in fact in his 80s he started writing a column where he would whack george w. bush week after week. >> unbelievable stuff. doug, thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." that's historian and author, douglas brinkley, and his book "cronkite." up next...
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proposal for smaller, smarter, more efficient government. what is the thing that the republicans supported. >> new "associated press" poll shows by 10-point margin, more voters trust romney to break the stalemate in washington than president. >> how about four more years of gridlock in washington? >> no! >> governor romney's wife ann campaigning alone joining him tomorrow for the final stretch. >> women have been coming up to me and saying please help. women. women are saying we're hurting, all the voices of the americans are out there that need help. the only thing i can tell them is help is on the way. >> three new races show tied in new hampshire where romney has vacation home, and wisconsin, paul ryan's home state and iowa where president leads by six. democrats warn it's closer than that. in colorado, romney has the edge. 50-47. within the rasmussen margin of error. even the ground game to get out the vote looks like a tossup. the latest pew research study says across the country obama campaign reached 11% of likely voters. only 10% for
proposal for smaller, smarter, more efficient government. what is the thing that the republicans supported. >> new "associated press" poll shows by 10-point margin, more voters trust romney to break the stalemate in washington than president. >> how about four more years of gridlock in washington? >> no! >> governor romney's wife ann campaigning alone joining him tomorrow for the final stretch. >> women have been coming up to me and saying please help....
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cynicism about our government and institutions in general. skyrocketing gas prices. a war in afghanistan and worrisome talk about the possibility of war with iran. wait a minute. believe it or not, i'm not talking about today. i'm talking about when i was in your shoes preparing to strike out into the world in the late 1970s. we had our own economic recession, including gas rationing, high inflation, and double digit interest rates to boot. some quick and somewhat painful memories that your parents will recall. politically there was a huge a disenchabtment after water gate. there was lots of cynicism frankly about the future. meanwhile, at the gas station, i remember that for a while, cars with license plates ending in odd numbers could only gas up on odd numbered days. and those ending in an even number on even numbered dates. we can't have vanity plates then. the soviet union was the country in afghanistan. and perhaps in the biggest headline, iran took our embassy personnel hostage resulting in a long and frustrating standoff. from the technology perspective, we h
cynicism about our government and institutions in general. skyrocketing gas prices. a war in afghanistan and worrisome talk about the possibility of war with iran. wait a minute. believe it or not, i'm not talking about today. i'm talking about when i was in your shoes preparing to strike out into the world in the late 1970s. we had our own economic recession, including gas rationing, high inflation, and double digit interest rates to boot. some quick and somewhat painful memories that your...
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at the card evil to form a government has no party got the majority. small political parties and in support, one of promises to renegotiate the bailout ended other promises to overturn it. that is leading to jittery investors this morning. we're watching wall street opening 23 minutes, dow futures were down over 120. but they are now pulling back down 31 points ahead of the opening bell. >>darya: we will be back with more in a couple of minutes to get you going on this monday morning. we are in for a nice, warm day. cost hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters. what does your esophagus look like? let's look it up after school. here. thanks, anita. eww. dad, how did luke cage get his powers? umm... here, i'll show you. [ comic book expert ] luke cage's s
at the card evil to form a government has no party got the majority. small political parties and in support, one of promises to renegotiate the bailout ended other promises to overturn it. that is leading to jittery investors this morning. we're watching wall street opening 23 minutes, dow futures were down over 120. but they are now pulling back down 31 points ahead of the opening bell. >>darya: we will be back with more in a couple of minutes to get you going on this monday morning. we...
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>>we need government to ensure that people have freedom. >>driven to find the truth... >>what's really going on? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. billionaire warren buffet doesn't think it is fair that he pays less taxes than his secretary. new legislation has been introduced in the senate based on president obama's proposed buffet rule. it would require the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share at a tax rate of at least 30%. >> we need to change our tax code so that people like me and an awful lot of members of the congress pay our fair share of taxes. you can call this class war fair all you want but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes. most americans would call that common sense. >> this bill would do a lot of good things. it would simplify taxes. there's no point chasing loopholes if you know you are going to have to pay the 30% minimum. with all of the advantages that do come with enormous income paying a lower tax rate than regular working families should not be one of those advantages. >> anyone
>>we need government to ensure that people have freedom. >>driven to find the truth... >>what's really going on? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. billionaire warren buffet doesn't think it is fair that he pays less taxes than his secretary. new legislation has been introduced in the senate based on president obama's proposed buffet rule. it would require the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share at a tax rate of at least 30%. >> we...
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back then government wanted to create facilities for aging veterans of the civil war. former senator john p. jones and a friend, who was a glamorous heiress decided to donate all this land. back then it was mostly ranch land. but today, just a few miles from the pacific ocean, it is some of the most valuable real estate in all of north america. eventually the chief of staff at the l.a. v.a. hospital agreed to meet me and defended the v.a.'s work. >> i think we have the resources with the community to end homelessness of veterans in los angeles. >> now, the case is still pending. meanwhile robert does continue to do well. recently national v.a. announced efforts have reduced the number of homeless vets by 12%. still a long way to go. >>> another update, folks from the last heart attack at nyad. dad, why are you getting that? is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. [ male announcer ] inside every box of cheerios are those great-tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. is it a superhero? kinda. ♪ her mornin
back then government wanted to create facilities for aging veterans of the civil war. former senator john p. jones and a friend, who was a glamorous heiress decided to donate all this land. back then it was mostly ranch land. but today, just a few miles from the pacific ocean, it is some of the most valuable real estate in all of north america. eventually the chief of staff at the l.a. v.a. hospital agreed to meet me and defended the v.a.'s work. >> i think we have the resources with the...
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. >> my own view by the way was that the companies needed to go through bankruptcy before government help, and frankly that's what the president finally did. that was the right course. it was the uaw, and the president that delayed the idea of bankruptcy. i pushed the idea of a managed bankruptcy, and finally when that was done and help was given the companies got back on their feet. so i'll take a lot of credit for that. >> did you hear what he just said? the man who said let detroit go bankrupt? what did he just say? >> i'll take a lot of credit -- i'll take a lot of credit -- i'll take a lot of credit -- >> you can take all of the credit you want, but the united auto workers have said you are trying to take credit card for something you opposed with every fiber of your being. and then steve ratner. >> people were terrified. the stock market was hitting new lows every day until march of 2009, and there was simply no private capital that had any interest in coming in and financing these companies whether it was inside bankruptcy, or the dip financing through bankruptcy. there just w
. >> my own view by the way was that the companies needed to go through bankruptcy before government help, and frankly that's what the president finally did. that was the right course. it was the uaw, and the president that delayed the idea of bankruptcy. i pushed the idea of a managed bankruptcy, and finally when that was done and help was given the companies got back on their feet. so i'll take a lot of credit for that. >> did you hear what he just said? the man who said let...
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the government argue that is during his 2008 white house bid edwards used almost a mississippi dollars in campaign funds to hide his pregnant mistress. former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney jay fahey joins me to talk about this. good to have you here. we remind everybody about the opening arguments in all of this, the prosecution stated that edwards is not on trial for two-timing his dying wife but talking about the behavior that was implied about the affair, the alleged crimes being and we quote here in the heat of the second race he was in the heat of an affair and his mistress was a loose cannon with no source of income and he knew it. is that a credible argument. >> it will come out and paint him in a bad light when it comes oupt his wife was dying of cancer at the time. the defense has to make the argument you may not like this guy or what he does but he didn't commit a crime. >> edwards attorney is a woman and observers say the jury makeup is no woman of the same age of john edwards late wife elizabeth. how does this play into the strategy and impact the case it
the government argue that is during his 2008 white house bid edwards used almost a mississippi dollars in campaign funds to hide his pregnant mistress. former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney jay fahey joins me to talk about this. good to have you here. we remind everybody about the opening arguments in all of this, the prosecution stated that edwards is not on trial for two-timing his dying wife but talking about the behavior that was implied about the affair, the alleged...
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the government is the one who gives the bailouts to the banks, it is not the bank's fault but the government's fault. bank of america operates in a profit system because government is the one would protects their losses by giving bailouts and subsidies, so, if occupy really wants to get to the problem they ought to come here to washington, dc, and occupy the white house. >>neil: do you think, i thought it would happen in france last weekend, when sarkozy was shot down, he was relatively meager on us austerity and it was rejected by the french voter and that is the message of occupy wall streeters cool it on cutbacks and cool it taking away anything. give me more, if anything. so, are they speaking for more people than you think? what did you think? >>guest: well, look, the problem, i think, people ought to talk about the fact we need to lessen the regulatory burdens and the lie taxes on entrepreneurs so they can expand existing business and open if you business and hire these people. hire these people. we have high unemployment. why not lower the burden on entrepreneurs so they can hire more p
the government is the one who gives the bailouts to the banks, it is not the bank's fault but the government's fault. bank of america operates in a profit system because government is the one would protects their losses by giving bailouts and subsidies, so, if occupy really wants to get to the problem they ought to come here to washington, dc, and occupy the white house. >>neil: do you think, i thought it would happen in france last weekend, when sarkozy was shot down, he was relatively...
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we want a government month builds things. we ant a government who helps in the midst of the storm. is this the message out of this campaign? >> well, i think that's very clear that's exactly what the people of this country want. social security is enormously popular. medicare is enormously popular. i think the people of this country understand that we can create millions of jobs by rebuilding our infrastructure. there is great concern since hurricane sandy the impact of global warming and what will be coming down the pike if we do not transform our energy system. they want us to be aggressive in that area. i think there is a lot of concern about education, and the fact that there millions of young people paying to go to college and they want government to be there as well to make sure we have the best-educated worse forceworkforce in the world in this economy. what the right wing has been successful about is to suggest that their extreme ideology is what america wants. it doesn't. i think this is true in 50 states in this country. it makes sense to give huge task breaks to milliona
we want a government month builds things. we ant a government who helps in the midst of the storm. is this the message out of this campaign? >> well, i think that's very clear that's exactly what the people of this country want. social security is enormously popular. medicare is enormously popular. i think the people of this country understand that we can create millions of jobs by rebuilding our infrastructure. there is great concern since hurricane sandy the impact of global warming and...
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there will be a point people really do have to govern. i do not believe that the leadership and the republican members of the congress are irresponsible. maybe it's everybody is going to look down in the abis and say you know what we may want to continue our tbains but this has gotten much more serious. and if by chance europe doesn't get their straightened out, then you're talking about a rather difficult situation in early '13: so i'm an optimist i do meef the system can work. if it can't work when you're looking at the iceberg then we have the discussions will shift to a fundamental discussion of does our system function as it was set up 300 years ago in a way that's responsible to the american people. >> charlie:how do you think barack obama will be different in the second term if he wins? >> my sense is a re-election in many ways, not liberates but gives a president the opportunity to really deal long-term because they're
there will be a point people really do have to govern. i do not believe that the leadership and the republican members of the congress are irresponsible. maybe it's everybody is going to look down in the abis and say you know what we may want to continue our tbains but this has gotten much more serious. and if by chance europe doesn't get their straightened out, then you're talking about a rather difficult situation in early '13: so i'm an optimist i do meef the system can work. if it can't...
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i think the tendency on government. at one of obama's hopes is to make more and more people dependent on government. he's got 47% of the american people are getting out there that in expenses from the taxpayers. and that's terrible. i grew up during the great depression. we didn't have any handouts to recruit to be to be the greatest generation. it's making people dependent on government. how many of you have seen that slideshow, the life of julia? due out to see it. it was put on by the obama people. it shows the whole life of julia. she starts at dependent on the government which is going to pre-k and then she goes through in the government is helping all the schools and colleges along the way and then she has a baby. no sign of a house than. the government is hoping, taking care of her and then she ends up on social security and medicare on the end. enter a whole life is made possible by the government. that is not the kind of country we want. look at europe. we don't want to be like europe and we don't want any of t
i think the tendency on government. at one of obama's hopes is to make more and more people dependent on government. he's got 47% of the american people are getting out there that in expenses from the taxpayers. and that's terrible. i grew up during the great depression. we didn't have any handouts to recruit to be to be the greatest generation. it's making people dependent on government. how many of you have seen that slideshow, the life of julia? due out to see it. it was put on by the obama...
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who wanted to send a message to corporations, the u-s and the government. they had reportedly been trying to recruit new members at local homeless shelters. officials say- the men conspired to acquire c-4 explosives. and their plan was to build improvised devices; which they would detonate with remotes. the plot was *not* tied to international terrorism. the f-b-i says, the public was *never* in any danger from the explosive devices because an undercover agent was involved and the explosives were inert. today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. a navy seal team shot and killed bin laden during a raid on his compound in abbottabad, pakistan. the al qaeda leader was hunted for nearly a decade after the september 11th terrorist attacks. photos of his body have never been made public. the obama administration says their graphic nature would only incite more violence or be used for propaganda. homeland security officials say they've seen no specific, credible threats or plots against the u-s linked to the anniversary of bin laden's de
who wanted to send a message to corporations, the u-s and the government. they had reportedly been trying to recruit new members at local homeless shelters. officials say- the men conspired to acquire c-4 explosives. and their plan was to build improvised devices; which they would detonate with remotes. the plot was *not* tied to international terrorism. the f-b-i says, the public was *never* in any danger from the explosive devices because an undercover agent was involved and the explosives...
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and it is the government's role to protect it. [applause] that is government's role. the federal role in safeguarding freedom is preeminently about defending our nation from foreign powers by securing the border and building a strong military. [applause] if washington would simply provide for the common defense, secure our borders, and deliver our mail on time, preferably on saturdays -- [laughter] i would be happy. i guess one out of three is not too bad. but they are too busy regulating. they are too busy regulating our freedoms and to fulfil their basic responsibilities and obligations. they are spending our country into a sea of debt their children may never be able to come up for air. let me say something else. if it is that time in america, i am fearful about the final score will be if we let this president start the second half as the quarterback. [applause] much has been said lately about who supports free enterprise and who does not. it makes something abundantly clear. we have the greatest catalyst system in the world. but it will not continue to be if we us
and it is the government's role to protect it. [applause] that is government's role. the federal role in safeguarding freedom is preeminently about defending our nation from foreign powers by securing the border and building a strong military. [applause] if washington would simply provide for the common defense, secure our borders, and deliver our mail on time, preferably on saturdays -- [laughter] i would be happy. i guess one out of three is not too bad. but they are too busy regulating. they...
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no, this is not an outstanding federal government. it's an overwhelming and oppressive federal government, we're seeing it, and that's why we are here today and i so thank you for the opportunity to be here. i want to introduce a gentleman who by "the national journal" for the last three years in a row has the most conservative voting record, just gone through a primary competition he survived successfully but in all soberness and all somberness, it's his district, district five right now, that people continue to lose their belongings and we are losing forest land. the fifth congressional district of the state of colorado, this man, i've had a chance to talk to and have become friends with and you've heard him on the radio show a few times and he's going to talk not only about the fires but he has the pleasure of introducing our keynote speaker this afternoon to kick this off. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the podium congressman dug lamborn. doug? >> thank you, steve. and john andrews told me to say a few words about what's
no, this is not an outstanding federal government. it's an overwhelming and oppressive federal government, we're seeing it, and that's why we are here today and i so thank you for the opportunity to be here. i want to introduce a gentleman who by "the national journal" for the last three years in a row has the most conservative voting record, just gone through a primary competition he survived successfully but in all soberness and all somberness, it's his district, district five right...
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the state you governed for eight year, michigan, is among those states. so this will be a very difficult thing for the president. i have got to tell you, when you take a look at what the president basically said today, that he personally had evolved to a position where he believed in same-sex unions and gay marriage, he is leaving it up to the states. so you have a type of equivocation that i think may create more political problems for the president instead of solving them. >> i don't think that anybody thinks it's realistic that there's going to be a national constitutional amendment even though i know you support one. but do you think, because it sounds like in your tone that you think this will be an issue all the way to the election? >> i'm not so sure it will be an issue all the way to the collection. the president has made a statement today in may, a long way before election day. obviously the economy will dominate the news but i believe for both pro -- pro-traditional marriage and pro-gay union people, it will intensify the turnout, certainly that
the state you governed for eight year, michigan, is among those states. so this will be a very difficult thing for the president. i have got to tell you, when you take a look at what the president basically said today, that he personally had evolved to a position where he believed in same-sex unions and gay marriage, he is leaving it up to the states. so you have a type of equivocation that i think may create more political problems for the president instead of solving them. >> i don't...
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. >> the government is pushing hard for same-sex marriage, question 6 on the ballot, an issue that has divided these voters. >> but police speaking, i am against it. >> believe in equality when it comes to marriage and people the right to choose. >> the majority of question 7 supporters we have talked to said they are not big fans of gambling but they definitely want more money for education in the state. in about half an hour, we will tell you why these folks have been waiting longer than usual today. there have been major issues in district heights. >> those lines continue and thank you. we are hearing from the president as he waits to find out whether he will still have a job come january. >> moments ago, he spoke with a political reporter in chicago. >> president, would you do anything different? said your worry is that you have a day job running the country. would you do anything differently if you want? >> overall we run a race that i can be proud of. i should have probably added a couple of more cups of coffee before the first debate but other than that, i feel very good about t
. >> the government is pushing hard for same-sex marriage, question 6 on the ballot, an issue that has divided these voters. >> but police speaking, i am against it. >> believe in equality when it comes to marriage and people the right to choose. >> the majority of question 7 supporters we have talked to said they are not big fans of gambling but they definitely want more money for education in the state. in about half an hour, we will tell you why these folks have been...